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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
2
Montana junk dealers start a salvage industry to buy cheap horses rid ranges of poor stock, kill them for hides and hoofs, feed carcasses to hogs, and profit from the disposal. Plants launch near Helena and Boulder as stockgrowers back the effort to clean up ranges and boost profits.
Francis F. Powell of Ambrose farms urges Governor Stewart to authorize a large state bond issue for irrigation. Proposals include federal aid, state constructed projects, and a new agency to survey water resources, promote districts, issue bonds, and cooperate with the U S reclamation service.
County Agent Pollinger near Missoula launches a campaign against grasshoppers damaging winter wheat and oats. A horse drawn catching machine with a tin front and screened box collects grasshoppers, which are dried and sold as poultry food.
Private irrigation projects totaling about 15 million dollars will start within a year in the territory tributary to Great Falls. At Lonesome Prairie near Big Sandy farmers plan a seven million dollar project to develop prime land with water from the Marias River. A Shelby storage project, a large reservoir for Two Medicine creeks, and a near Fairfield irrigation plan are also noted, with several small jobs in the Gallatin valley.
Federal railroad administration cuts freight rates to aid Montana cattlemen facing drought losses. Half tariff on livestock feed from Montana and west. cottonseed cake rate drop from 94 to 60 cents per 100 pounds. return trips to Montana at one third rates. transit extension to 12 months for grazing in transit. Civic Commerce officials call feed tariff relief beneficial amid feed scarcity and storage concerns.
The article argues that alfalfa hay, when preserved as hay rather than silage, offers advantages over legume silage. It notes corn silage dominates due to high yields, and that curing legumes into hay is hard in regions with heavy rainfall, a challenge not faced in Montana and nearby states.
Nelson Story Jr of Bozeman digs a backyard well to irrigate his lawn. He reports five small streams already furnish water, signaling a potential drought solution for his property.
The article notes Mr. Story plans a pumping system to water the garden and lawn amid new water regulations. Locals joke that he may strike oil, calling it the luck of the Storys as a prized lawn and garden are threatened by current rules.
Dairying suits western Montana timbered sections with pasture potential and profitable dairy cows, given winters feed from plowed acreage. Include hogs and poultry, fruit, berries, garden crops, grain, clover, timothy, potatoes, and stock roots. land priced by experienced appraisers, stripped of commissions, with help selecting a location.
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